The case confirms that where cognitively impaired complainants give evidence of sexual offences, the jury's assessment of credibility and reliability is entitled to full weight on appeal, and different verdicts across multiple complainants reflect careful jury deliberation rather than inconsistency. An advisory conversation by an investigating officer explaining charges to an accused in cells, after the accused has declined a formal interview, does not constitute 'official questioning' under s 281 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW).
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